List of Australian campaign medals

Australian campaign medals are listed in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those campaign medals which have been independently issued by Australia to its armed forces are in bold.

Second Boer War

• Queen's South Africa Medal
• King's South Africa Medal

World War I

• 1914 Star
• 1914–15 Star
• British War Medal
• Mercantile Marine War Medal
• Victory Medal
• Naval General Service Medal 1915–62
• General Service Medal 1918–62

World War II

• 1939–45 Star
• Atlantic Star
• Air Crew Europe Star
• Arctic Star
• Africa Star
• Pacific Star
• Burma Star
• Italy Star
• France and Germany Star
• Defence Medal
• War Medal, 1939–45
• Australia Service Medal 1939–45

Post-World War II

• Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975
• Korea Medal
• United Nations Service Medal for Korea
• Naval General Service Medal 1915–62
• General Service Medal 1918–62
• General Service Medal 1962
• Vietnam Medal
• Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal
• Australian Active Service Medal
• International Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET)
• Afghanistan Medal
• Iraq Medal
• Australian Service Medal 1945–1975
• Australian General Service Medal for Korea
• Australian Service Medal
• Rhodesia Medal

Australian Operational Service Medal

NOTE: Worn in order of date of qualifying service. Governor General - Australian Order of Wearing Honours and Awards (Note 9 to Annex 1)

• Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection
• Australian Operational Service Medal – Greater Middle East Operation
• Australian Operational Service Medal – Special Operations
• Australian Operational Service Medal – Counter Terrorism/Special Recovery
• Australian Operational Service Medal – Africa
• Australian Operational Service Medal – Indo-Pacific
• Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian

Foreign awards

Foreign awards commonly awarded to Australians for campaign service include:

NATO

• NATO Medal with 'ISAF' clasp for service with the International Security Assistance Force.
• NATO Medal with 'Afghanistan clasp for service in Operation Resolute Support.

United Nations

• UN Medal (UNFICYP, Cyprus)
• United Nations Special Service Medal (Timor Leste 2005–2006 UNOTIL)
• UN Medal (UNIIMOG, Iraq)
• UN Medal (UNTAG, Namibia)
• UN Medal (UNTAC, Cambodia)
• UN Medal (UNTSO, Middle East)
• UN Medal (UNAMIR, Rwanda)
• UN Medal (UNOSOM I, UNOSOM II and UNITAF, Somalia)
• UN Medal (UNTAET, UNTAET and UNMISET, East Timor)
• UN Medal (UNMIS, Sudan)
• UN Medal (UNMISS, South Sudan)

20th Century

• Multinational Force and Observers Medal (Multinational Force and Observers)
• Vietnam Campaign Medal (South Vietnam)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
• Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) – Not Authorised for wear on uniform, only as a keepsake.
• Gulf Medal (United Kingdom) awarded for service with British units.
• Pingat Jasa Malaysia (Malaysia)
• Timor Leste Solidarity Medal (East Timor)
• Southwest Asia Service Medal (United States) for service with US units in Operations Desert Shield or Desert Storm.

• Jordan International Police Training Center Medal JIPTC (Jordan 2003–2007) for training 32,000 members of the post-war Iraqi Police Service in Jordan

21st Century

• Iraq Medal (United Kingdom) awarded for service with British units.
• Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa (United Kingdom)

Permission for formal acceptance and wearing of foreign awards is given by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister or the Minister responsible for Australian honours.

See also

• Australian Honours Order of Precedence
• British campaign medals
• New Zealand campaign medals

Notes

References

Citations

Sources

• Notes without citations refer to http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf Annex 1 (pp. 6–7)
• It's an Honour – Australian government website
• Defence Honours & Awards – Australian Defence Force website
• Pingat Jasa Malaysia – Defence Honours and Awards

External links

• Australian Issue of UN Medals